Tuvan

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Turkic *bokur-dak. Cognate with Kyrgyz богуз (boguz), Tatar бугаз (buğaz), Turkish boğaz.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

боостаа (boostaa) (definite accusative боостааны, plural боостаалар)

  1. throat, windpipe